LEE SCRATCH PERRY TALKS ABOUT HIS EVERLASTING BATTLE AGAINST VAMPIRES AND CANNIBALS, THE POWER OF SHIT, BOB MARLEY, HIS NEW MUSIC, JESUS CHRIST AND THE HOLY GHOST
Talking with Lee Scratch Perry is always an unforgettable experience. It could be compared to a serious psychedelic trip with a deep dive in to fairytale world of a positively mad genius, full of personal mythology, sacral symbols and twisted fantasy. He likes to get people puzzled and stunned, forget about getting a standard answer to a normal question, you will never know where the stream of consciousness will bring you to but for sure it will be some unexpected place created by the imagination of this unique person.
Lee Scratch Perry is known as one of the most influential figures in modern music. The godfather of dub and reggae, the producer who opened Bob Marley’s talent to the world like many other reggae musicians, the colorful icon of the rasta culture, sound innovator and good magician – are just a few, but the most memorable credits for this charming man. He is known as a legendary artist and modern Jamaican sound inventor and has received awards such as the Grammy Awards for best reggae album and has also co-worked with The Clash, Beastie Boys, Moby, Paul McCartney, Keith Richards.
At his well-regarded age, Lee is always looking for fresh and inspiring collaborations and contemporary forms of musical expression. He describes himself as a human with no age that will live forever. And we can almost believe in it, when we see an 83 year old man full of creative energy, who manages to find a perfect balance between intensive studio sessions which led to releasing 4(!) studio albums in the last 2 years, alongside touring with his live shows all over the world, creating unique paintings and crazy customized clothes, and living a happy family life with his lovely wife Mireille that they spend between their Swiss and Jamaican houses.
All Andorra was lucky enough to have a chance to chat with Lee Scratch Perry. We found him in a good mood in his Swiss house. Lee let us to his inner world and it was an intense journey in which we learned about Gods hammer and sickle, the power of shit, battles against vampires and cannibals, his musical plans, memories of Bob Marley and many other interesting things. His wife Mireille, who is also Lee’s manager, joined this varied conversation and helped to clarify some impressive plans for his future projects.
Interview: Dmitry Tolkunov
Hi Lee! Thank you for finding time to talk with us. It seems that you were really busy the last couple of years – you released a few albums and were touring around the globe very intensively. We’re sure that with your energy you are not going to stop. What are your musical plans for the near future?
My music is a hammer and sickle, I give you this hammer and you must know how to use it. With this hammer we will kill all vampires, witches and evil bitches. In the future there will be no vampires, only one God. God has no copies, no witches and evil bitches, God is perfect, God is pure.
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